Offbeat Did You Ever Wonder?

[juventino]

Did You Ever Wonder?

Here's a list that asks some of life's most important questions:

1 - Why is it that people say they "slept like a baby" when babies wake up like every two hours?

2 - Why do people pay to go up tall buildings and then put money in binoculars to look at things on the ground?

3 - Why do doctors leave the room while you change? They're going to see you naked anyway.

4 - If a deaf person has to go to court, is it still called a hearing?

5 - What disease did cured ham actually have?

6 - Why is it that no matter what color bubble bath you use the bubbles are always clear?

7 - Why do they call them "Free Gifts"? Aren't all gifts free?

8 - Is there ever a day that mattresses are not on sale?

9 - How important does a person have to be before they are considered assassinated instead of just murdered?

10 - Why does a round pizza come in a square box?

11 - Why is the third hand on the watch called the second hand?

12 - Why do we say "Something is out of whack". What is a whack?

13 - Have you ever seen a toad on a toadstool?

14 - How did a fool and his money get together in the first place?

15 - What happens if you get scared half to death twice?

16 - Is it OK to use the AM radio after noon?

17 - If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn?

18 - Why do you press harder on a remote-control when you know the battery is dead?

19 - How do "Keep off the grass" signs get where they are?

20 - Why are they called "apartments" when they're stuck together?

21 - Why does "fat chance" and "slim chance" mean the same?

22 - Why does "slow down" and "slow up" mean the same?

23 - Was it a cruel joke to put an "s" in the word "lisp"?

24 - Why isn't phonetic spelled the way it sounds?

25 - What did they go back to before they invented drawing boards?

26 - If love is blind, why is lingerie so popular?

27 - Why is the word "abbreviation" so long?

28 - Why did kamikaze pilots wear helmets?

29 - Why do they call it a TV set when you only get one?

30 - What was the best thing before sliced bread?

31 - Why does the sun lighten our hair, but darken our skin?

32 - Why is the time of day with the slowest traffic called rush hour?

33 - Why don't you ever see the headline "Psychic Wins Lottery"?

34 - Why is it called lipstick if you can still move your lips?

35 - Why is it considered necessary to nail down the lid of a coffin?

36 - Why is it that doctors call what they do "practice"?

37 - Why is it that rain drops but snow falls?

38 - Why is it that when you're driving and looking for an address, you turn down the volume on the radio?

39 - Why is lemon juice made with artificial flavor, and dishwashing liquid made with real lemons?

And finally, maybe it just applies to my lovely wife but;

40 - Why can't women put on mascara with their mouth closed?

[Cookie]

I loved these - our language is the stangest thing when you put is this way.

[Topshag]

They are very good. A good nomination for best post.

T.S.